CW Title

What CW Title does

CW Title and Escrow is a private title insurance and escrow services provider headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, founded in 2001. It is the largest title insurance agency in Washington state, offering title insurance services in 11 counties (Chelan, Douglas, Island, King, Okanogan, Pierce, Skagit, Snohomish, Thurston, Spokane, and Whatcom) and escrow services in every Washington county, supported by an affiliate network for counties outside its primary footprint.

The company's core products are title insurance for residential and commercial real estate transactions and escrow services for closing. Pricing is transaction-based and county-specific, with downloadable rate sheets for each market; the revenue model is essentially a transaction-fee business with no subscription or recurring SaaS layer. Distribution is sales-led and direct, with local underwriting, title examining, and escrow teams handling work in Washington while multiple national underwriting companies provide underwriting capacity. The company also offers a 1031 Exchange resource and customer-facing digital tools, including a Fee Estimator, a Seller Net Proceeds calculator, and a Buyer's Estimate calculator, alongside customer testimonials and referral-driven marketing.

CW Title's customers are real estate buyers and sellers, real estate professionals (agents and brokers), and lenders requiring lender's title insurance. Available sources show no external investors, no funding rounds, no M&A activity, no AI/ML capability, and no proprietary technology platform beyond standard web tools and an integration with the Qualia settlement platform. Headcount is reported in the 101-250 range and the company operates as a privately held, locally owned business.

Name

CW Title

Legal name

CW Title

Website

https://cwtitle.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

CW Title and Escrow is Washington's largest title insurance agency, providing title insurance across 11 counties and escrow services statewide for real estate buyers, sellers, lenders, and real estate professionals since 2001.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Title and Escrow Services

NAICS

Title Abstract and Settlement Offices (541191)

SIC

Title Insurance (6361)

akta.pro primary industry

Title Insurance & Underwriting (BPAJAOAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Escrow Services (BPAJAOAD), Closing & Settlement Services (Settlement Agents) (BPAJAOAE)

Keywords

• Title insurance services
• Escrow services
• Real estate closing
• 1031 exchange services
• Title and escrow rates

Headquarters

HQ city

Bellevue

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Title Insurance Services: Title insurance services for property transactions in Washington state counties including Chelan, Douglas, Island, King, Okanogan, Pierce, Skagit, Snohomish, Thurston, Spokane, and Whatcom. Fees are transaction-based, varying by county and property value as evidenced by downloadable rate sheets.
2. Escrow Services: Escrow services for all counties in Washington state. Transaction-based fees as reflected in county-specific downloadable escrow rate schedules.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CW Title and Escrow provides title insurance and escrow services for real estate closings across Washington state, with title services offered directly in 11 counties (Chelan, Douglas, Island, King, Okanogan, Pierce, Skagit, Snohomish, Thurston, Spokane, Whatcom) and escrow services available statewide. The firm is backed by multiple national underwriting companies while operating with local underwriting, title examination, and escrow teams, and supports buyers, sellers, lenders, and real estate professionals with online fee estimators, net proceeds calculators, and 1031 exchange resources.

Product overview

CW Title and Escrow is a single unified service offering combining title insurance and escrow services for real estate transactions. Founded in 2001, it operates as the largest title insurance agency in Washington state, providing title services for Chelan, Douglas, Island, King, Okanogan, Pierce, Skagit, Snohomish, Thurston, Spokane, and Whatcom counties, with escrow services available statewide. The company offers complementary online tools including a Fee Estimator, Seller Net Proceeds Calculator, and Buyer's Estimate Calculator, along with a 1031 Exchange resource for tax-deferred property exchanges.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Title Insurance Services Title insurance services for real estate transactions covering multiple Washington counties including Chelan, Douglas, Island, King, Okanogan, Pierce, Skagit, Snohomish, Thurston, Spokane, and Whatcom, issued through multiple national underwriting companies with local underwriting decisions.
• Escrow Services Closing escrow services provided for real estate transactions in all counties in Washington state, facilitating fund handling and document execution between buyers, sellers, and lenders.
• Fee Estimator Online tool that provides quick title and escrow fee quotes for prospective customers evaluating closing costs.
• Seller Net Proceeds Calculator Calculator tool that helps sellers estimate net proceeds from a property sale to support informed selling decisions.
• Buyer's Estimate Calculator Calculator tool that shows prospective buyers the expenses they can expect on the road to homeownership.
• Secure Exchange 1031 Resource and service for 1031 tax-deferred real estate exchanges, providing information and qualified intermediary/exchange services for property owners.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Multiple National Underwriting CompaniescoreOthersCW Title is backed by multiple large, national underwriting companies for title insurance. While these partners provide the underwriting capacity, all decisions are made locally in Washington state by CW Title's underwriting, title examining, and escrow teams.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Chicago Title Insurance Company (FNF subsidiary): One of the most recognized national title insurance brands under Fidelity National Financial. Comparable to CW Title in core offerings, but with massive scale and direct-issued policies.
• First American Financial Corporation: One of the largest national title insurance underwriters and providers in the U.S., offering a full suite of title, escrow, and settlement services. Highly comparable to CW Title as both deliver title and escrow services, but at a national scale with proprietary technology and direct underwriter capability.
• Fidelity National Financial: Largest U.S. title insurance underwriter with national agency and direct operations. Comparable to CW Title in core title and escrow services, but operates at massive scale, owns multiple underwriter brands, and serves all 50 states.
• Stewart Information Services Corporation: National title insurance and real estate services company with both direct and agency operations. Directly comparable to CW Title in service offering, but with much broader geographic reach and institutional underwriter infrastructure.
• Old Republic National Title Insurance: Major national title underwriter with agency and direct operations across the U.S. Overlaps with CW Title's title insurance and escrow services for residential and commercial real estate transactions.

Others

• Qualia (title tech platform): Software platform used by title and escrow companies (CW Title uses Qualia, per website login link). Comparable as a technology enabler serving the same title/escrow workflow that CW Title performs.

Direct peers

• WFG National Title Insurance Company: Title insurance underwriter with a strong independent agent model serving real estate professionals nationally. Directly comparable to CW Title as both operate title and escrow services through independent agency distribution.
• North American Title Insurance Company (CATIC / North American Title Group): National title underwriter with agency operations and direct title/escrow offices. Closely comparable to CW Title in service model, transaction-based pricing, and real estate customer base.

Regional players

• Pioneer Title Company: Regional title and escrow company with strong presence in the Pacific Northwest and Western U.S. Comparable to CW Title in service offering, customer base (real estate buyers, sellers, lenders), and transaction-based fee model, but operating in adjacent geographies.
• Land Title Company of Washington (dba Whatcom / Land Title): Local Washington-state title and escrow provider referenced directly on CW Title's website as an affiliate for counties outside CW Title's primary service area. Closely comparable service model and customer base, focused on Whatcom and surrounding counties.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cwtitle
• Facebookfacebook.com/cwtitle
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cw-title-escrow

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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